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Contact lens storage case

a technology for contact lenses and storage cases, which is applied in the field of contact lens care, can solve the problems of time-consuming and inefficient handling of these separate items, small contact lens storage tray units, and difficulty in handling, so as to save contact lens wearers time, reduce the number of steps and lens care items, and make countertop storage more efficien

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-14
WHYTE III PETER WILFRED
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[0005]It is the object of my invention to combine the functions of separate contact lens care items within a single unit, rather than simply allow for their more convenient arrangement. Collier's invention allows for the arrangement of separate contact lens care items within a common unit. The present invention combines a bottle of contact lens care solution with contact lens storage trays, and integrates their functions within one bottle. The present invention is a single device and does not require a user to arrange separate items within a storage unit.
[0007]Due to the fact that the invention combines common lens care items into one functional unit, it is a further purpose of the invention to make countertop storage more efficient, and to make travel and transport simpler for contact lens wearers.

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Handling of these separate items is time consuming and inefficient.
Contact lens storage tray units are small and are difficult to handle because they sit close to the surface on which they are used, such as a countertop.
The use of multiple items is also time consuming and makes countertop arrangement inefficient.
Travel with a small item such as a contact lens storage tray and bottle of solution is frustrating, when at times one of the items is lost or forgotten.
As a further drawback, while the separate contact lens care items may be arranged in an organized fashion, these items remain substantially independent of one another, and the steps necessary to use them remain unchanged.

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[0019]The invention is a bottle of molded plastic. On the top of the bottle are located two contact lens storage trays and an opening where fluid is dispensed into the bottle for use, and where a dispensing cap is then placed. The lens storage trays are separated by the opening and / or dispensing cap. The bottle is collapsible, and is made from a molded plastic which can be squeezed by a user, causing it to deform, which results in the displacement of fluid within the bottle, and moves fluid from one compartment to another.

[0020]The bottle is comprised of 3 separate compartments. The first main compartment is the fresh solution reservoir, where fresh contact solution is stored. The other two compartments are the contact lens storage trays. One tray is for the storage of the contact lens worn in the right eye, and the second tray is for the storage of the contact lens worn in the left eye.

[0021]The fresh solution reservoir and contact lens storage trays are connected by channels molde...

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Abstract

A single unit contact lens storage device that comprises a bottle that is squeezable for dispensing and rinsing contact lenses housed within storage trays of the device is described. The squeezable bottle serves as a fresh contact lens solution reservoir. Channels with both inlet and outlet holes built into the bottle provide for delivery of fresh solution to the contact lens storage trays. Contact lens tray caps are then screwed onto the lens trays to prevent the freshly delivered solution from traveling back to the fresh solution reservoir. The device also contains a dispensing cap for the rinsing of contact lenses with fresh solution from the fresh solution reservoir.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 881,925, filed Jan. 23, 2007.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to contact lens care and the items typically used by contact lens wearers. Such items include contact lens storage trays, as well as a bottle of contact lens storage and disinfecting solution. Handling of these separate items is time consuming and inefficient. Contact lens storage tray units are small and are difficult to handle because they sit close to the surface on which they are used, such as a countertop. The use of multiple items is also time consuming and makes countertop arrangement inefficient. Travel with a small item such as a contact lens storage tray and bottle of solution is frustrating, when at times one of the items is lost or forgotten.[0003]U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,833 to Collier seeks to make contact lens care more efficient with a contact lens care organizi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45C11/04
CPCA45C11/005
Inventor WHYTE, PETER W.
Owner WHYTE III PETER WILFRED
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